Lunar New Year — Preparing for the Chinese New Year Festival

Please don’t get overwhelmed, just choose a handful of preparations from below that thrill and excite you!

Do give your home a clear out and deep clean before the evening of February 15 which is the Eve of Chinese New Year’s (February 16 for 2018) — you absolutely want to clear out the old stagnant chi and welcome in fresh new energies! As you clean, imagine you’re sweeping away all illness, obstacles, bad luck, negative attitudes, and anything causing grief, stress, anxiety or frustration to members of your household or business. Dispose of anything broken or with unhappy memories. This is a time for your spaces to SPARKLE! GLIMMER! SHINE!

If you have a red front door, give it a fresh coat of glossy vermillion red paint.

Schedule your hair cut and color, manicure and pedicure before Chinese New Year’s Eve so you don’t “cut” away any luck in the new year.

Send out your invitations for a special celebratory meal or celebration to occur anytime during the two-week Lunar New Year Festival which begins on February 16th, New Year’s Day. Have a noisy, uplifting and happy party with an abundance of food, music and laughter!

Make amends with anyone with whom you’ve had a row or falling-out.

Start to pay down or off all your debts as best you can. And pay your current bills so you go into the New Year feeling debt-free.

Shop for new clothes for the New Year — ideally some red outfits or even just red accessories for the celebrations.

Treat your home and business to one piece of new furniture or décor so you’re continually up-leveling and refreshing the energy.

Start to find fifteen very special gifts, one for each day of the Chinese New Year, to woo your beloved one(s) and expressing your love, cherishing and care.

Send out some Chinese New Year greeting cards—snail mail, hand-delivered or email.

Treat yourself to a brand new red purse and wallet and fill it with lots of cash such as 108 or 27 crisp uncirculated bills or 9 or 27 gold one dollar coins. Add money from a wealthy person and 3 Coins on Red Ribbon.

Gwynne Allyn Warner is the founder of 10,000 Blessings Feng Shui and practices Black Sect Tantric Buddhist Feng Shui as a disciple of Grandmaster Professor Lin Yun. She was certified as an Advanced Feng Shui Consultant by Helen and James Jay of Feng Shui Designs. Gwynne began her studies in Buddhism in her early twenties while living in London where she became enamored with Kuan Yin and thereafter received her Bodhisattva Vows with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Her expertise has been treasured by creative small businesses, service professionals, performing artists, Chinese medicine practitioners, healers, and interior designers among others. For more information and to sign up for her newsletter, please visit her website.

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